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Wash. State Legal Practice Pilot Learning From Predecessors
As the Washington Supreme Court handed out the first approval earlier this month to a legal tech firm to practice law, architects of the program are hoping to learn from its predecessors' successes — and their mistakes.
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Akerman Launches Data Governance Division
Akerman LLP announced on Wednesday the launch of PineWest Data Intelligence, a service that extends its e-discovery practice into data services for litigation, privacy, governance and transactions.
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CMS, Dentons Remain Noxtua Clients After Exiting Investment
CMS Cameron McKenna Nabarro Olswang LLP and Dentons said Wednesday that they have exited their investments in Noxtua as the German legal tech company completed a Series C funding round of more than €100 million ($114 million), though the firms will continue to use the technology.
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Tarter Krinsky Data Breach May Have Affected Health Info
Tarter Krinsky & Drogin LLP said in a letter this month that a data breach last year may have compromised protected health information the firm possessed due to its representation of an unnamed healthcare provider.
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Seyfarth Says Data Breach Exposed Social Security Numbers
Seyfarth Shaw LLP has disclosed a recent data breach that exposed the names and Social Security numbers of at least 300 individuals, according to notices filed with the Texas and California attorneys general.
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Legal AI Co. Harvey Launches Pro Bono Program
Legal tech company Harvey AI Corp. announced on Tuesday the launch of a pro bono program in the United Kingdom, Australia and the United States.
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Jackson Lewis Launches AI Practice Group, Resource Hub
Management-side labor and employment firm Jackson Lewis PC announced Monday that it has launched an artificial intelligence and innovation group to help clients navigate an evolving legal and regulatory landscape.
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Israel-Based Legal AI Co. Chamelio Raises $26M Series A
Israel-based legal artificial intelligence company Chamelio announced Tuesday it raised $26 million in a Series A funding round to develop its product, grow its legal engineering and product teams, and invest in onboarding technology.
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How Judges Can Face 'Fear Of The Unknown' In Using AI
With artificial intelligence fast becoming a standard part of the practice of law, a new guide from a group of current and former judges and university academics aims to demystify the nascent technology and show jurists and their staffers how to incorporate AI in handling cases.
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$1.35M Class Deal Reached Over Botched Calif. Bar Exam
Takers of the February 2025 California bar exam that was marred by technical failures have agreed to settle their proposed class action against the proctor for $1.35 million, while the company also agreed to complete quality checks before proctoring future bar examinations, according to a motion seeking preliminary approval in federal court.
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Wilson Sonsini Fills Legal Talent Pipeline For Big Tech
Wilson Sonsini Goodrich & Rosati PC has been counseling technology pioneers in Silicon Valley for over 60 years, so it's reasonable that a new study ranks it at the top of a list of law firms with alumni working at six of the country's most prominent tech companies.
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Law360 Pulse Digs Into America's Legal Deserts
Law360 Pulse explores the problem of legal deserts in the U.S. in a new series, profiling areas of the country with few — or no — lawyers and a dearth of access to legal services.
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Combs' Attys Call Him 'Difficult' In Bid To Exit Rape Suit
Attorneys from Sher Tremonte LLP are asking a New Jersey federal court to let the firm withdraw from a civil suit against Sean Combs, saying the mogul has failed to pay a "substantial balance" of legal fees and has been uncooperative, rendering representation "unreasonably difficult."
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New Calif. Law Bars Legal Funders From Influencing Litigation
Corporate investors and litigation funders will be barred from influencing litigation strategy in California under a new bill signed by Gov. Gavin Newsom.
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AAA Launches New Group To Navigate AI In Arbitration
The American Arbitration Association has announced it launched an artificial intelligence ambassador program to examine emerging issues related to the technology and dispute resolution.
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Parker Poe Brings Together Attys, Clients For AI Workshop
Parker Poe Adams & Bernstein LLP brought together its attorneys and about 75 general counsel, business and legal operations leaders and compliance professionals for an artificial intelligence workshop, which one firm leader called a way to ensure the firm's long-term success.
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Data Center Industry Fuels Demand For Legal Talent
Law firms are bulking up their ranks with attorneys experienced in data center development, marking an ongoing front in legal talent battles as firms strive to meet client demand in the fast-growing digital infrastructure industry.
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Cooley Launches AI System To Speed IPO Document Drafting
Cooley LLP on Thursday announced the release of a proprietary artificial intelligence system to help lawyers prepare documents for initial public offerings.
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Berkeley Plans AI Certificate Program For Law Students
The University of California, Berkeley School of Law will likely start offering a certificate for law students who study legal issues related to artificial intelligence, the school's dean said on Thursday, adding that the technology's impact spans issues from intellectual property to the First Amendment and can't be taught in isolated classes.
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Voir Dire: Law360 Pulse's Weekly Quiz
In its coverage this week, Law360 Pulse explored the problem of legal deserts in the U.S., detailed the news of a new AI-native law firm, and focused in on a change-up in Weil Gotshal LLP's corporate department leadership. Test your legal news savvy here with Law360 Pulse's weekly quiz.
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Legal Tech Roundup: Luzern Risk, Comp AI
Two funding rounds at artificial intelligence-native companies top this roundup of recent legal technology news.
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Firms Seek To Help 'Most Vulnerable' In Rural America
Major law firms across the country regularly deploy pro bono resources to help people in areas with few lawyers, and they rely on nonprofit and corporate partners with close community ties to direct those resources to where they are needed most.
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Strict Rules Limit Paraprofessional Ranks In Legal Deserts
Legal paraprofessionals can offer much-needed legal aid to those who can't find attorneys, but difficulties scaling up nascent state licensing programs and getting paraprofessionals to rural areas is limiting their impact.
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AI Flubs, More Secure PACER Get Judiciary Forum Spotlight
Misuse of artificial intelligence tools and a "state-of-the-art" revamp of electronic dockets in federal cases were among the hottest topics Thursday at a major meeting of judiciary leaders, who also heard a lawmaker warn of eroding trust in the U.S. Department of Justice.
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AAA President Joining Clio To Lead Courts Expansion
Artificial intelligence company Clio has tapped a former Michigan Supreme Court chief justice and president and current CEO of the American Arbitration Association as general manager of judiciary.
Expert Analysis
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Legal Tech Talks: Summize GC On Operating Strategically
Lexi Lutz, general counsel of Summize, discusses how legal tech can make lawyers more proactive and less tied up in repetitive process work, so that they can spend more time acting as real business partners.
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How Associates Can Use AI To Gain A Biz Development Edge
Junior lawyers can harness artificial intelligence to identify where they are gaining traction with clients and build a data-driven business development foundation long before conversations about partnership track begin, says Tigist Kassahun at Vinson & Elkins.
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Trump's EO Puts AI Agent Governance On GC Agenda
Section 4 of President Donald Trump's executive order promoting the advancement of artificial intelligence innovation and security establishes a federal baseline around AI agents, so general counsel cannot wait for enforcement to define the standard, says Camilo Artiga-Purcell at Kiteworks.
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RFP Reset: Standardize Pricing Requests
To keep up with rising legal costs amid an industry overhaul fueled by artificial intelligence, legal departments can make outside counsel requests for proposal more defensible and cost-effective by making pricing requests uniform, requiring comparable fee templates and evaluating staffing assumptions, says Colin Levy at Malbek.
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Making Legal Cents: Create Marketing Clients Find Useful
The law firm marketing efforts with the best return on investment are things that actively provide value to potential clients: practical business guidance, uncluttered proposals that anticipate their questions and opportunities to participate in curated industry conversations, says Shireen Hilal at Maior Strategic Consulting.
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Law Firm Leaders Should Adopt Founding Fathers' Bold Ideas
To ensure continued success, law firm leaders helming their firms through the legal industry revolution should take inspiration from the Founding Fathers' bold decisions, such as James Madison's abandonment of the Articles of Confederation and George Washington's trust in junior officers', says Samuel Pond at Pond Lehocky.
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Biz Development Tip Of The Month: Practice AuthenticityAttorneys who demonstrate who they truly are and what they stand for by sharing the human impact of their results, earning the media's trust by providing accessible analysis, and providing hands-on aid to their communities can build stronger reputations than any advertising budget can buy, says Ray DeLorenzi at RebuttalPR.
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Legal AI Adoption Tips And Takeaways From Dot-Com Bubble
Legal artificial intelligence is on a similar trajectory as the internet in the dot-com era, where several internet companies failed after the initial market frenzy, but even if AI company valuations take a hit and the industry goes through a major reordering, legal leaders should note that the technology itself remains genuinely transformational for the delivery of legal services, says Gabriel Buigas at Integreon.
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Legal Tech Talks: WordSmith AI's CEO On Shifting Mindsets
Ross McNairn, founder and CEO of Wordsmith AI, discusses how the lawyers who treat legal work like an engineering problem and can deploy legal intelligence at scale will define the next decade.
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Public AI Disclosures Raise Stakes For AI Agent Oversight
Two recent reports shift the legal posture of every organization deploying artificial intelligence agents because they establish the foreseeability, for negligence liability purposes, of an AI agent becoming weaponized for data exfiltration, says Camilo Artiga-Purcell at Kiteworks.
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7 AI Training Tips For Law Firm Summer Associate Programs
Law firms trying to weave artificial intelligence into summer associate programs should build a program that isn't really about AI but teaches students how to think about using AI, with the goal of building judgment, understanding implications and leveling up in a way that's repeatable, says Zeynep Ersin at Seyfarth.
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Biz Development Tip Of The Month: Don't Obstruct Knowledge
Lawyers and firms should treat knowledge transfer as a business development function, using the sharing of context and institutional know-how to preserve continuity through change, strengthen relationships and create long-term competitive advantage, says Mark Wraight at Stinson.
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How Private Equity Priorities Will Test The Law Firm Model
The biggest question about private equity moving into the legal sector is no longer whether it can financially succeed, but how law firms can contend with the unavoidable economic, institutional and ethical tensions introduced by external ownership without compromising their core professional commitments, say Kirsten Vasquez and Allison Rosner at Major Lindsey.
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AI-Powered Search Demands New Legal Marketing Playbook
As potential clients use artificial intelligence tools instead of search engines when looking for counsel, it is a democratizing moment for specialized midsize firms and a compression threat for generalist big-firm brand positioning, says Ronn Torossian at 5WPR.
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Legal Tech Talks: StrongSuit CEO On The AI Gold Rush
Justin McCallon, CEO of StrongSuit, discusses how the potential for automation and insight generation with artificial intelligence is massive, but that in legal work, especially litigation, the margin for error is essentially zero.